pnh102
Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty
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join:2002-05-02
Mount Airy, MD | Reliance on WiFi
Perhaps most users of the iPhone will be using the Wifi connection for data instead of EDGE, so this point becomes moot.
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verolom
join:2002-03-23
Eagleville, PA | Here's another point, EDGE is more widely deployed than HSDPA so if coverage is more important, it's not a bad choice. |
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AnonProxy
Proxy of Anon
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join:2001-05-12
ß | Here's another point
I have the iPhone right now in my greedy little hands...and the data connectivity SUCKS! |
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shaner
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join:2000-10-04
Calgary, AB | Y'see, Steve? Should have gone with EVDO. |
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GunnarDanne
join:2002-12-02
Crown City, OH | Personal experience
I tether my phone with my PDA and it takes a while for webpages to fully load. I think EDGE is good for business apps because it IS very reliable (I even use it when my regular internet connection goes down) but it's not very fast. |
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ender7074
join:2006-11-21
Saint Louis, MO
 ·AT&T Southeast
| Typical
Once again Captain Steve's arrogance is on display for everyone to see. Anyone that can read knows that the EDGE network is crap. Guess ole Steve thinks because the iPhone is on the network now it somehow will improve... Theoretical? No, the numbers dont lie. |
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JSRoman
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join:2005-03-10
Callahan, FL
1 edit | reply to AnonProxy
Re: Here's another point
Iphone goes on sale at 6pm, so what are you talking about?
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okie11
join:2003-11-20 | not worth the cost
I'm sure in the coming weeks we will hear about how this is the greatest device ever created... then that will switch to this is such a waste of money. i think i will stick with my free razr phone since it still works |
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TScheisskopf
World News Trust
join:2005-02-13
Belvidere, NJ | reply to ender7074
Re: Typical
Three words: Reality. Distortion. Field. |
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ib50MbSoon
Formerly TwoKDialup
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join:2002-06-07
Coloma, MI | reply to AnonProxy
Re: Here's another point
How easy is it to see the number/keypad outside on a sunny day? |
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mph300
Two Thirds The Way There
join:2000-11-09 | using edge on iphone is....
just a ploy by apple and at&t to make more money and assure people blindly come back to upgrade their phone to a 3g model in a few months.
my .02 cents.
mike
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mph300
Two Thirds The Way There
join:2000-11-09
| reply to verolom
Re: Reliance on WiFi
said by verolom  :Here's another point, EDGE is more widely deployed than HSDPA so if coverage is more important, it's not a bad choice. agree, coverage is important. except for the fact they could have made it 3g/edge compatible and given the users the ability to have 3g when in a 3g area and edge in an edge area, like most of their phones.
mike
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ke4pym
join:2004-07-24
Charlotte, NC
 ·Verizon BroadbandA..
 ·Packet8
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Wi-Fi - maybe
Apparently, Steve's company doesn't filter the public Wi-Fi connection like mine does.
I still don't buy the Wi-Fi bit as an excuse not to include faster mobile broadband chips. Now, not to include the faster mobile broadband chips to increase battery life, sure, that's valid. But open free Wi-Fi isn't as pervasive as mobile broadband. |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to verolom
Re: Reliance on WiFi
It's a boneheaded choice. Edge and 3G are not mutually exclusive and they're trying to spin it as if they were. They are not. My Samsung Blackjack happily slums it on the Edge network when 3G is not available in a particular nook or cranny.
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ignatiuskc
join:2006-02-13
00000
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iPhone is not for power users
- No 3G
- No replaceable battery (my cell batteries half-life 1yr)
- No phone tethering to laptop
- No expansion slot
- No third party apps?
- Virtual keyboard is questionable
- No flash/java in browser
- At least is has Bluetooth 2.0
I'm probably getting the Sprint HTC Mogul... has it all. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| Everything is Marsha! Marsha! Marsha!, Err.. iPhone
OMG, I am getting totally sick of hearing about the iPhone. I can't get that damn Apple music out of my head from the commercials.
From what I read, Jobs went to Verizon first, and Verizon didn't like Apple's terms so they they had to go with their second choice, ATTSingularATT.
Jobs talking about how they needed coverage in "every nook and cranny" is pure un distilled spin. If the iPhone was on Verizon, they would be hyping that up, too.
I like my Mac, but I'm getting a little sick of the Apple hype. I mean, get a grip, people. IT'S A CELL PHONE.
People lived without them as little as 20 years ago...
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ablack6596
join:2005-01-28
Scarsdale, NY | reply to ender7074
Re: Typical
3G chips use too much power. Battery life is important on a phone. I would rather wait an extra 10 seconds than have my battery not last the day. |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
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join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to JSRoman
Re: Here's another point
said by JSRoman :Iphone goes on sale at 6pm, so what are you talking about? Some people have access to them before the official release.
People writing reviews, and folks working in an Apple store I would bet.
I mean, someone has to have handled it before the official release if not just to support the damn thing...
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to shaner
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Y'see, Steve? Should have gone with EVDO
To put it in Verizon terms, this is like making a phone that only goes onto 1xRTT. Given the deal with AT&T they should have gone UMTS.
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to ablack6596
Re: Typical
My blackjack lasts 2-3 days on 3g. Having just gone from being an Edge to 3G in my area, I can't say I've noticed a significant change in battery life. I'll give you that they had to regroup and add a bigger battery to the Blackjack, but the "Extended" battery is hardly a monstrosity. Enhancing iPhone's battery life would be good for multimedia uses anyway.
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